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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: A380 Elite on 30 September 2007, 12:29:09
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http://money.aol.co.uk/petrol-edges-near-1-a-litre/article/20070930033709990002
Just been and filled up, £60.
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2p duty...
.35p VAT (due to extra duty)
BUT forecourts will round it UP to the nearest pound, so expect prices to rise by 3p and not 2p...
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just been to shell garage and all empty except for v-power and i put in 10 gallons. tomorrow will cost over a quid more >:(.
never seen that many cars filling up there before.
fleece the poor old motorist again >:(
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Filled both cars up yesterday £40 odd in the Astra and 60 litres in t'Omega! :'(
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I put £5 in mine :D
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I put £5 in mine :D
Not sure that would get me off the driveway these days ;D
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i feel sorry for me mates father in law hes got a toyota land cruiser diesel v8... :o
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I put £5 in mine :D
Not sure that would get me off the driveway these days ;D
Wont get me far either..I need a job ;D ;D
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:-?If i watched pump prices i would'nt run a Mig. Take no notice & fill up @ supermarket prices when you shop do'nt check your mpg just bury your head in the sand & leave it there. Some things are best left ignored.
I know there's too much apathy in the world but who cares?!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]
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I put £5 in mine :D
Not sure that would get me off the driveway these days ;D
Wont get me far either..I need a job ;D ;D
Go and get one then lol ;D ;D only joking with you but its hard these days when your out of work.....
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I put £5 in mine :D
Not sure that would get me off the driveway these days ;D
Wont get me far either..I need a job ;D ;D
Go and get one then lol ;D ;D only joking with you but its hard these days when your out of work.....
Tell me about it :D
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so when does it go up?
1st October?
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so when does it go up?
1st October?
I think so >:(
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so when does it go up?
1st October?
13 minutes ago...
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so when does it go up?
1st October?
13 minutes ago...
14 :D
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start of todays working day trade then?
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Local Morrisons was still at 95.9 this morning. Everywhere else the wrong side of a quid :o
Now, about those LPG conversions...
Kevin
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Local Morrisons was still at 95.9 this morning. Everywhere else the wrong side of a quid :o
Now, about those LPG conversions...
Kevin
Yes indeed, but how long will it be before the money grabbers in government realise that lots of conversions are taking place and hikes up the tax on LPG as well?
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True. They'll wait until the pickings are rich enough then they'll strike.
Then again, I said that 7 years ago when I last considered it and it hasn't happened.
Kevin
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3 local garages at 10:00 today ... Esso 98.9, Esso 97.9, Shell 93.9 ...
guess where I went .. :)
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As usual the people of the UK will moan about it but not do anything. >:(
And now they want to monitor phone calls too >:(
I have nothing to hide but dont think my privacy should be invaded. :o
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Agree about the moaning I also agree that there needs to be action. Apart from a repeat of the fuel blockades, what, realistically, can be done?
It is all very well to say that everyone should not buy fuel for a day, but we all know that the fuel will be bought even if a day or so later. Nobody really losses out.
Blockade the houses of parliament? Have a mass strike across every public service and private company? It only when there are real costs involved that hurt the government that any notice will be taken and action brought about as a result.
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Join this web site to find cheaper fuel in your area.
All fuel including LPG prices can be found.
http://www.petrolprices.com/
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There not likely to hike LPG tax as its a common heating fuel in the Uk......and suddenly wacking a tax on home owners realy wont go down well.
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Agree about the moaning I also agree that there needs to be action. Apart from a repeat of the fuel blockades, what, realistically, can be done?
It is all very well to say that everyone should not buy fuel for a day, but we all know that the fuel will be bought even if a day or so later. Nobody really losses out.
Blockade the houses of parliament? Have a mass strike across every public service and private company? It only when there are real costs involved that hurt the government that any notice will be taken and action brought about as a result.
We need to be French, if they dont agree with something everyone knows about it ;D
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:D
à l’impossible, nul n’est tenu.
no one can be expected to do the impossible
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There not likely to hike LPG tax as its a common heating fuel in the Uk......and suddenly wacking a tax on home owners realy wont go down well.
It doesn't stop them doing a "red diesel" though. Fuel duty is dependant upon the end use and it wouldn't be difficult to add a trace chemical to LPG supplied for heating that could be picked up by sniffing LPG from a vehicle. Likely to require too much planning for this government to contemplate, but not impossible.
Kevin
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There not likely to hike LPG tax as its a common heating fuel in the Uk......and suddenly wacking a tax on home owners realy wont go down well.
It doesn't stop them doing a "red diesel" though. Fuel duty is dependant upon the end use and it wouldn't be difficult to add a trace chemical to LPG supplied for heating that could be picked up by sniffing LPG from a vehicle. Likely to require too much planning for this government to contemplate, but not impossible.
Kevin
Still not easy to do....and very costly...its not like you can 'dip' an LPG tank and taking a sample is pretty hard because it evaporates!
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Local Morrisons was still at 95.9 this morning. Everywhere else the wrong side of a quid :o
Now, about those LPG conversions...
Kevin
Yes indeed, but how long will it be before the money grabbers in government realise that lots of conversions are taking place and hikes up the tax on LPG as well?
get a heating gas tank in your garden and a transfer pump
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There not likely to hike LPG tax as its a common heating fuel in the Uk......and suddenly wacking a tax on home owners realy wont go down well.
It doesn't stop them doing a "red diesel" though. Fuel duty is dependant upon the end use and it wouldn't be difficult to add a trace chemical to LPG supplied for heating that could be picked up by sniffing LPG from a vehicle. Likely to require too much planning for this government to contemplate, but not impossible.
Kevin
How can you sniff it?
Can't get the gas out without part dismantling
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How can you sniff it?
Can't get the gas out without part dismantling
Don't they have little bleed valves at the "max fill" level of the tank any more? The (only) LPG system that I'm familiar with has - but that's pretty ancient, admittedly! Thinking about it, that would have to be boxed in and vented to outside the vehicle anyway, so not accessible to the copper by the roadside.
Hmmm. I must admit that losing half my boot does look like less and less of a problem the more I think about the cost of petrol.
Kevin
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How can you sniff it?
Can't get the gas out without part dismantling
Don't they have little bleed valves at the "max fill" level of the tank any more? The (only) LPG system that I'm familiar with has - but that's pretty ancient, admittedly! Thinking about it, that would have to be boxed in and vented to outside the vehicle anyway, so not accessible to the copper by the roadside.
Hmmm. I must admit that losing half my boot does look like less and less of a problem the more I think about the cost of petrol.
Kevin
Yep, I am seriously considering doing a conversion to LPG.
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I wonder if any of the suppliers would be interested in a bulk buy?
Kevin
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if minds were put to it, the goverment could contaminate lpg to trace...
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I wonder if any of the suppliers would be interested in a bulk buy?
Kevin
I would be interested. We could have an LPG party :y
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Just read somewhere that Gordon, bless his heart, promised not to put up LPG WRT Petrol for 3 years from the last budget. So there we are. :y
Given that my car boot is empty 99% of the time, I'll keep the car until it falls apart, and I'm due a bonus shortly it's actually getting tempting. It's just the 1% of the time that I need all the space that's a pain :-/
Can you get a decent amount of mileage from a doughnut tank in an Omega?
Can they be fitted upright?
OK. Access to the rear light cluster for bulb changing then becomes an issue but what about replacing them with LED replacements that fit where bulbs once were? Resistors required to fool the MID, no doubt, but assuming they last practically for ever it might be worth considering :-/
LPG party sounds good.
On a serious note, on other forums I belong to we have exercised buying power for common upgrades and got them with a considerable discount for collecting a number of orders together.
Something to consider.
Kevin
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I have done a gas conversion before but that was on a Range Rover which was very easy.
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Where would an LPG party be held?
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Where would an LPG party be held?
Your house :P
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Where would an LPG party be held?
Your house :P
Well volunteered, and with expert advice on tap, too :y
;)
Kevin